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. 2016 Mar 1;71(5):446–453. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207904

Table 2.

Treatment usage by treatment group over the 1-year follow-up period

Treatment type Usual care (n=944) Proactive outreach (n=826) OR* p Value
Medication
 Any medication† 278 (29.5%) 335 (40.6%) 1.63 (1.34–2.00) <0.001
 NRT 192 (20.5%) 275 (33.8%) 1.99 (1.60–2.48) <0.001
 Bupropion/varenicline 104 (11.1%) 105 (12.9%) 1.19 (0.89–1.59) 0.249
Counselling
 Any counselling 45 (4.8%) 174 (21.1%) 5.42 (3.83–7.66) <0.001
 Phone 27 (2.9%) 155 (19.4%) 8.08 (5.29–12.33) <0.001
 In-person 23 (2.6%) 72 (9.4%) 3.87 (2.38–6.29) <0.001
Combination
 None reported 655 (69.4%) 461 (55.8%) 0.55 (0.45–0.68) <0.001
 Medication only 244 (25.9%) 191 (23.1%) 0.85 (0.68–1.06) 0.150
 Counselling only 11 (1.2%) 30 (3.6%) 3.21 (1.60–6.47) 0.001
 Medication and counselling 34 (3.6%) 144 (17.4%) 5.69 (3.85–8.40) <0.001
 Any cessation treatment used 289 (30.6%) 365 (44.2%) 1.81 (1.48–2.21) <0.001

Data are n (%) or OR (95% CI).

*Adjusted for stratification variables of age, sex and insurance type.

†Participants could report using more than one medication.

NRT, nicotine replacement therapy.